Daniel Connell
Team Culturing Information
last updated: 2. July, 2011
WHO are you?
- Name - Daniel Connell
- Location (city, country) - Currently Leipzig, Germany, but this changes.
- Contact Information (email, phone, Skype) -
sugarandfat (at) gmail (dot) com
skype: sugarandfat
- Introductory Video - http://youtu.be/Tef0mSGE464
- Resume/CV -
WHY are you motivated to support/develop this work?
- Do you endorse open source culture?
Of course, it's not only currently the best way forward, it's possibly the only way forward.
- Why are you interested in collaborating with us?
I'm interested in collaborating with anyone who's doing good work and actually producing results.
- How do you think that the GVCS can address pressing world issues?
People need to be making their own things themselves, so designs and recipes need to be generated which can be easily followed and adapted by anyone anywhere. Improvements made then need to be fed back into the community.
- What should happen so that you become more involved with the project?
I'm currently pretty involved with this kind of stuff, becoming any more so might actually become a bit much...
- What are you missing in the project?
I haven't looked into it sufficiently deeply at this stage to say.It seems pretty comprehensive.
- What are your suggestions for improvement of the project?
As above. I guess it just needs to be picked up and run with, but that's not so much the responsibility of OSE as everyone else.
What are your skills?
- Communications - Scrap makable radio/wifi mesh dish: http://solarflower.blogspot.com/2011/07/chicken-mesh-and-plywood-radiowifi.html
- Organizational - Some experience in community collaboration, conflict resolution, working groups etc.
- Web Development - Basic web design skills.
- Video/Graphics/Art - Professional editing, 3D animation, photoshop.
- Natural Building - Basic cob building.
- Construction - Basic construction labouring, urban greenhouse design: http://urbangreenhouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/stick-fork-in-it-its-done.html
- Woodworking - Basic woodworking.
- CAD Design - Industrial level complex surface modelling, photogrammetry, surveying.
- Fabrication - Basic metal working.
- Energy - Tracking solar concentrator: http://solarflower.org , non electrical cooling system: http://urbangreenhouse.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html , currently designing for scrap makable horizontal axis wind turbine, non turbine wind strap, liquid piston magnetohydrodynamic steam generator.
- Chemistry - Basic materials science.
- Product Design - As with CAD Design.
HOW can you help?
- How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?
I'm already doing similar stuff, makes sense to plug into other established communities. I'll have a look through what you're up to and see how I can join in.
- Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?
Only if you're were I am...But if so, sure. 10-20 hours per week.
- Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?
I'll happily keep money out of all this as much as possible, but won't turn down what's offered.
- Are you interested in Dedicated Project Visit?
Sure, but geography is probably an issue...
- Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?
Probably not.
- Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?
Potentially, depending on the details.
- Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?
All my cash goes into what I'm building.
- Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?
Possibly.
- Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?
Probably, tho I think I'm operating on a slightly lower level of tech than you guys. I mostly work in things like old bike parts and scrap wood, have yet to learn to weld. But no doubt there's stuff you've done which would be valuable to me.
- Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment - a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology - as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
Hells yeah, that sounds awesome. Have to see where I'm at at the time, but it'll probably be doing something along those lines anyway.